Black and white photograph of a two male employees working alongside a paper baler at the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side,…

Black and white photograph of a male employee working with a paper baler and a Clark forklift at the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's…

Black and white photograph of a male employee working alongside a paper baling machine at the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West…

Black and white photograph of a parked business van for the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The side of the van reads, "Owned and Operated by the Black Community of: Westside Organization, Conservative Vice…

Black and white photograph of a painted advertisement for "Geneva Bottling Works Incorporated," located on the side of a brick building in Geneva, Illinois. The advertisement reads, "Now at Popular Prices, draft-brewed Blatz, Milwaukee's Favorite…

Black and white photograph of a front entrance view of the Unitarian Church of Geneva, Illinois, founded in 1842. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a group of men playing a game of baseball at a roadside baseball field in Grant Park, Chicago. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, an art sale is taking place in a wooded area along the parade route and a group of artists are doing a plein air painting demonstration…

Black and white photograph of the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, an art sale is taking place in a wooded area along the parade route and an artist is doing a plein air painting demonstration while a crowd…

Black and white photograph of the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, an art sale is taking place in a wooded area along the parade route and a woman is viewing the artwork on display in the foreground. The…

Black and white photograph of the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, an art sale is taking place along a parade route sidewalk while the crowd is gathered around the parade in the background. The summer…

Black and white photograph of a parade during the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, four older men dressed in cowboy hats and wearing sheriff's department badges are seen riding on horseback while the crowd…

Black and white photograph of a parade during the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, a vintage automobile is seen driving down a neighborhood street with an American and Swedish flag on display while the crowd…

Black and white photograph of a parade during the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, a group of baton twirling girls are marching in the parade while in costume. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and…

Black and white photograph of a Memorial Day parade in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the parade is marching down main street with multiple Boy Scout troops leading the way as the crowd looks on. In the foreground, two young scouts are…

Black and white photograph of a Memorial Day parade in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the parade is marching down main street with multiple Girl Scout troops leading the way as the crowd looks on. The marquee for the Arcada Theatre can be…

Black and white photograph of a Memorial Day parade in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the parade is marching down main street with multiple Girl Scout troops leading the way as the crowd looks on. A Texaco gas station sign and the marquee…

Black and white photograph of a man in uniform speaking at an outdoor podium as a part of a Memorial Day gathering in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the serviceman is giving a speech to the surrounding audience from a podium that has the…

Black and white photograph of two kittens playing together indoors while lying on a sunlit wooden floor in Kane County, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois. In the photograph, a station wagon is parked alongside a weathered farmhouse. The automobile appears to be in a state of disrepair while being propped off the ground with the…

Black and white photograph of a deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois. In the photograph, a few barn buildings are nestled among an overgrown field and a windmill weather vane can be seen rising above the buildings in the background. Scanned from…

Black and white photograph of a deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois. In the photograph, an old baby carriage can be seen parked on the lawn in the foreground, while a station wagon is parked next to a weathered farmhouse in the background. Scanned…

Black and white photograph of two weathered barns located on a deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a weathered barn on a deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.